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McConnell, GOP senators to visit Helsinki amid NATO talks

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell and a delegation of GOP senators are due to visit Helsinki on Monday for talks with Finland’s president as the previously neutral Nordic nation bordering Russia seeks NATO membership

The Independent UK

Finland's army ready to fight for NATO despite Putin threat, says ex defence chief

Former Finnish Chief of Defence Jarmo Lindberg said the country's military forces are ready to join the alliance but the application process could take months

Daily Mirror

Finnish leader says latest Putin talk on NATO 'calm and cool'

Finnish President Sauli Niinisto said on Sunday his latest talk with Russian President Vladimir Putin about his country's bid to join NATO was measured and did not contain any threats.

Reuters

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U.S.' Blinken says talked to Turkish FM, confident consensus on Sweden, Finland

(Refiles to remove extra word in last line)

Reuters

Russia's behaviour amounts to repudiation of agreement with NATO, Germany says

Russia's behaviour amounts to the unilateral repudiation of a 1997 cooperation agreement with NATO, Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Sunday.

Reuters

Putin likely to have lost a third of his invasion force, says MoD

Meanwhile, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said Russia must suffer a ‘sustained defeat’ in Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Germany's Baerbock says Finland, Sweden already at heart NATO members

Germany's foreign minister said on Sunday that Finland and Sweden were already in essence members of NATO, but that they were just missing the official membership card.

Reuters

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NATO's Stoltenberg says Russia's Ukraine offensive not going to plan

Russia's offensive in Ukraine is failing and its operation in the Donbass region has stalled, NATO's secretary general said on Sunday.

Reuters

Russia neighbor Finland confirms it will apply for NATO membership

“This is a historic day. A new era begins,” Finland's President Sauli Niinistö said.

Axios

Turkey lays out demands as Finland, Sweden seek NATO membership

Turkey's foreign minister said on Sunday that Sweden and Finland must stop supporting terrorists in their countries, provide clear security guarantees and lift export bans on Turkey as they seek membership in NATO.

Reuters

Finland to apply for Nato membership following Russian invasion of Ukraine

VLADIMIR Putin has been dealt another blow after Finland announced it is applying for Nato membership.

The National (Scotland)

Finland confirms NATO alliance application despite Vladimir Putin's grave warning

President Sauli Niinisto confirmed his country would submit an application for NATO as a result of security concerns following Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Chinese TikTok Users Are in Love With ‘Daddy Putin’

Foreign Policy

Russian neighbor Finland announces it wants to join NATO

A senior NATO official that Russia's military advance in Ukraine appears to be faltering as Russia's neighbor Finland announced it wants to join the Western military alliance.

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Evening Standard

Finland announces ‘historic’ decision to join Nato as ‘a new era begins’

Russia had previously threatened Sweden and Finland with ‘retaliatory’ measures if they joined the alliance

Bangkok Post

Front lines shift in Donbas as Ukraine mounts counteroffensive

KYIV, Ukraine: The front lines in the Ukraine war had shifted on Sunday as Russia made some advances in the fiercely contested eastern Donbas region and the Ukrainian military waged a counteroffensive near the strategic Russian-held city of Izium.

The Independent UK

Finland to apply for Nato membership

Russian leader Vladimir Putin has warned Finland that joining Nato would be a ‘mistake’

The Guardian - UK

Finland and Sweden confirm intention to join Nato

Announcements signify historic shift in policy in Nordic countries that will redraw Europe’s security map

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Reuters

Finnish president confirms country will apply to join NATO

Finland's President Sauli Niinisto confirmed on Sunday that his country would apply for membership of the NATO military alliance, in a historic policy shift prompted by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Daily Mirror

Russia has lost one third of ground force and is 'significantly behind schedule'

Since Russia's invasion on February 24, Ukraine's military has forced commanders to abandon an advance on the capital Kyiv and they are way behind schedule

Reuters

Beautiful song shows Ukraine's bravery, NATO deputy says lauding Eurovision win

Eurovision and NATO might not usually be associated, but on Sunday the military alliance's deputy chief congratulated Ukraine for winning the annual music contest with a "beautiful song", calling it a testament to its bravery in fighting Russia.

Reuters

Ukraine's top diplomat meets Blinken, touts more weapon supplies

(Corrects to remove reference to Kuleba briefing NATO ministers)

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin is backed into corner and prepared to use nuclear weapons, expert claims

Military historian Sir Antony Beevor believes Russian President Vladimir Putin has backed himself into a corner and is prepared to use nuclear weapons if his war in Ukraine fails

Bangkok Post

NATO talks for Finland, Sweden on 'good track'

Talks to overcome Turkey's misgivings about the expected NATO membership bids of Finland and Sweden were on a "good track", Croatia said Sunday, as several members of the alliance eye swift accession for the Nordic states.

Reuters

Analysis-Neutral Switzerland leans closer to NATO in response to Russia

Switzerland's fabled neutral status is about to face its biggest test in decades, with the defence ministry tilting closer to Western military powers in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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